[Guidance? Maybe it was that, in a way; but it's not something he goes looking for typically. It's less guidance he seeks and more common ground, camaraderie, which isn't really any different than what he was offering just a little while ago- the last time they had a conversation about this.]

[Some things changed; others didn't.]

[He gives a little puff, not quite a laugh.] 'Nothing special', huh. I guess this place really puts one's scale of events in perspective.

[He'd say something, like 'I'm sure that's not true', but somehow from that reply he thinks it'd only get him snapped at. Too presumptuous, he's sure, even if he thinks it's true.] So she's just jerking us around for shits and giggles, still. That's it?